His war on Yemen kills children. America helps him in his war. Drumpf believes that even though his friend’s war kills children and his friend had an American resident assassinated, America should continue supporting him because he buys American weapons with which to wage his war.
It’s a lot of money, though not as much as Drumpf claims.
He lies, as if it’s okay.
If it’s a lot of money it justifies the murder of innocent children and a man living supposedly under the protection of the USA.
I do not think so.
Richard F.
~Facebook User~
Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 31 August 1985, is the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. He is serving as the country’s deputy prime minister (the title of prime minister being held by the king) and is also chairman of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs, chairman of the Council of Political and Security Affairs, and minister of defense – the world’s youngest at the time of his appointment.
He has been described as the power behind the throne of his father, King Salman, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. He was appointed crown prince in June 2017 following King Salman’s decision to remove Muhammad bin Nayef from all positions, making Mohammed bin Salman heir apparent to the throne.
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
~DRUMPF~
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~Ryan Lochte Epitomizes White Privilege and U.S. Foreign Policy~
The harrowing tale of American Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and his fellow athletes being held up at gunpoint and robbed in Río de Janeiro by men disguised as police officers was all the rage in the media last week.
Not surprisingly, there was no shortage of excuses made for the cherished American Olympic athletes.
“These kids tried to have fun,” said Rio 2016 Olympic spokesperson Mario Andrade. “Lochte is one of the best swimmers of all time. They competed under gigantic pressure. Let’s give these kids a break. They had fun, they made a mistake, life goes on.”
Following the European colonial playbook, Lochte played on the perceptions his countrymen have of Brazil and Latin American countries in general as having nothing more to offer than crime and poverty.
The same way the white Christian settlers demonized the Indigenous Americans as “savages” and Donald Trump demonizes Mexicans as “rapists”, Ryan Lochte essentially demonized the inhabitants of Río de Janeiro as nothing more than a bunch of thieves.
In this way he is the perfect representative of his country’s foreign policy, showing no respect for international standards of decency, behaving as if we are the “exceptional” nation, caring nothing about other cultures, and fabricating evidence to make the U.S. appear an innocent victim while those we invade and oppress are tarred with a brush of criminality and terrorism.
Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was standing in the parking lot selling CDs as he had for years when two white cops arrived on Tuesday night, July 6.
By Wednesday morning he was dead and protesters were in the city’s streets.
Calls erupted from Congress and the NAACP for an independent investigation into the shooting, which the Justice Department announced within hours.
~ALTON STERLING~
POWERFUL STATEMENT
By Ricardo Neftali Arroyo
I watched the Alton Sterling execution video.
I wish I hadn’t.
Not because I didn’t want to bear witness. The way Emmett Till’s mother wanted an open casket, “so all the world can see what they did to my boy.”
I’ve borne witness before.
I saw the final moments of Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Laquan McDonald, Samuel DuBoise, and so many others. I’ve felt my heart break as Black men, women and children are gunned down for existing.
Not because it was triggering.
Police brutality is always triggering.
Triggering in that I too have seen the other end of a police officers gun, I too have felt the violation of being searched, of “fitting the description“, of being well aware that your body, at that moment is not your own, that even in the heat of my greatest discomfort my well being depended on having that officer feel as comfortable as I could.
Comfortable in my violation. Comfortable in my pain. Comfortable with my existence. All while knowing that even though I must give as many reasons for my continued existence as possible.This officer wouldn’t need to provide any to be my executioner. I am not alone in having that experience. That experience, like police brutality, is not isolated. Not even in the direct example of my life.
Not because I was already sick and tired thousands of deaths ago.
As a public defender in our criminal injustice system sick and tired is a state of existence. When on the best of days I can achieve a result for a person that resembles justice. But far more often I am simply fighting, as hard as I can, against the worst of several unjust outcomes so that I can minimize the level of injustice they must endure.
You learn, as a person of color in America, at a very early age, how to push on through the weariness of injustice.
No.
I wish I hadn’t seen that video because I have grown uncomfortable with the fetishization of black death and more importantly of its desensitization. Of those who do not lift a finger in the interest of racial justice. Or against police brutality. But are content to gawk at the trauma and injustice without engaging in the struggle against it. Those that only contribute by bearing witness.
I am uncomfortable with those who have grown comfortable with the idea that we must present our dead in order to be believed. In order for there to be action. How many more must we lay before you in order for you to do more than passively engage? If not us then who? If not now then when?
I’ll leave you with this.
“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time; but if you are here because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”
I remember, as I was grwoing up, I went to a private Catholic school administered/run by Americna nuns and priests.
It was ranked as one of the best schools in Puerto Rico.
I thank them for all the education I received from kindegarten to the day I graduated in 1968.
One of the main things that we learned was about the importance of the 4th of July, the day where the United States celebrated their indepence from England.
They called it “America’s birthday”.
I do find it unacceptable that I didn’t really learn about the “real history” of Puerto Rico, my place of birth.
I’m learning that on my own at this stage of my life.
The picture that has emerged, as I study, is the sad and current reality of the Island.
~~Story about the Puerto Rican flag on Lady Liberty~
While many may think this image has been altered, it was not. This is an actual photo taken on October 25, 1977 when a group of unarmed Puerto Rican activists gathered to protest demanding the release of Puerto Rican Nationalist prisoners.
This was an act of symbolism illustrating their hopes of freedom and independence in putting an end to the discrimination that Puerto Ricans were enduring.
On November 5, 2000, Puerto Rican activist, Alberto de Jesús Mercado, better known as Tito Kayak, along with five other protesters went to the top of the Statue of Liberty in New York City where he bravely placed the Puerto Rican flag on the statue’s crown.
God on high
Hear my prayer
In my need
You have always been there
He is young
He’s afraid
Let him rest
Heaven blessed.
Bring him home
Bring him home
Bring him home.
He’s like the son I might have known
If God had granted me a son.
~~Remembering the 49 lives lost in the Orlando shooting~~
~~Published on Jun 19, 2016~~
Last week as I sat alone to order lunch, an instrumental version of ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Misérables began to play in the restaurant.
Immediately, I thought about the 49 lives lost in the Orlando shooting. I searched for the lyrics and tears began flow.
Especially when I read ‘He is young, He’s afraid, Let him rest, Heaven blessed.’ as the music continued to play.
But, I wiped my tears and had my lunch. Later, I told Elisa what had happened. She said you have to edit a video with that music and the pictures of the victims.
Here’s the video I edited remembering the 49 victims in last weekends Orlando shooting. (The music is from the Glee version of ‘Bring Him Home’)
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~~Orlando Shooting: The faces of the 49 victims~~
~~Published on Jun 14, 2016~~
Here are the names and faces of the 49 people killed in the Orlando LGBT nightclub shooting.
On June 12, 2016, a mass shooting terrorist attack occurred inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States, resulting in 50 deaths, including the gunman, who was killed by Orlando police after a three-hour standoff, as well as 53 additional injuries.
It was the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman and the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in U.S. history and the deadliest terrorist attack in the U.S. since the September 11 attacks in 2001.
We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of ourLGBTQ family members in Orlando on Saturday night. Whatever anyone chooses to call it, this was an act of hate directed toward our beautiful open and accepting community
The largest Spanish-language broadcaster has decided to not air Donald Trump’s annual Miss USA pageant next month due to the presidential candidate’s recent comments on immigration.
“Today the entertainment division of #Univision Communications Inc. announced that it is ending the Company’s business relationship with the Miss Universe Organization, which is part-owned by Donald J. Trump, based on his recent, insulting remarks about #Mexican #immigrants.
At Univision we see first-hand the work ethic, love for family, strong religious values and the important role Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans have had and will continue to have in building the future of our country.
We will not be airing the #MissUSApageant on July 12 or working on any other projects tied to the Trump #Organization.”
When recently announcing his run for president, Trump called for a great wall to be built in order to stop illegal immigration from Mexico to the United States.
“They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists,” he said. “And some, I assume, are good people.” Donald Trump
Outspoken billionaire Donald Trump remained true to form during his presidential announcement speech Tuesday, delivering a rambling 30-minute talk that touched on a multitude of subjects, including jobs, immigration and wealth — but mostly China and Mexico.
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